Bennett out for Saints

SUPER LEAGUE League champions St Helens will be without second-row forward Mike Bennett for Friday's visit of Bradford. And former Australia stand-off Trent Barrett is set to miss Wigan's home game against Hull KR on Friday with a recurrence of a calf strain.

SUPER LEAGUE League champions St Helens will be without second-row forward Mike Bennett for Friday's visit of Bradford.

The 26-year-old Bennett, who has played in all four of Saints' matches so far this year including their World Club Challenge triumph, sustained a facial injury in Friday's 18-14 win over Brisbane Broncos.

"He's out for a couple of weeks," said coach Daniel Anderson. "We were going to get a couple of NRI scans yesterday afternoon but the machine has broken down and we won't know any more information until later."

Meanwhile, former Australia stand-off Trent Barrett is set to miss Wigan's home game against Hull KR on Friday with a recurrence of a calf strain.

The former St George Illawarra captain picked up the injury during pre-season training, forcing him to miss all three of Warriors' warm-up games, and the problem flared up again during their 32-28 defeat at Bradford last Saturday.

"I could do with a rest to put this injury right and to get rid of it once and for all," he told the Wigan Evening Post. "The heavy pitches aren't helping either. I prefer a dry track."